Thin Margins for Same-Sex Marriage

Election night results from the four states with same-sex marriage on the ballot in one form or another tell a tale:
State
Voted FOR Same-Sex Marriage
Maine
53%
Maryland
52%
Minnesota
51%
Washington
52%
Here's what is really interesting: these are liberal states, ranging in shades of blue from indigo to cobalt. The effort to defend the definition of marriage outperformed the GOP ticket in every single case.
State
Voted AGAINST Same-Sex Marriage
Voted FOR Romney/Ryan
Maine
47%
41%
Maryland
48%
37%
Minnesota
49%
45%
Washington
48%
43%
The difference between the percentage of those who voted against same-sex marriage in each of these states and those who voted for Romney/Ryan represents the minimum percentage of Obama/Biden supporters who are against redefining marriage.
In my home state, Maryland, a minimum of 23% [100% - (37%/48%) = 23%] of the opposition to same-sex marriage came from...(Read Full Post)